Mike Miller, What happened to the fire dancing girls? Has Jean mellowed you out in your old age? What food? I didn't know beer was food. Did everyone see my yellow Bundepost Doublecab? Handles very well but hard to drive. =) BenT
On 2/18/06, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > > Volks, > > bURNINGvAN four, or so. > > > > As usual the entire known universe showed up. OK, most of the universe. > Some? OK, OK, there were about a dozen or so vans. The weather was > wonderful, best ever. Really [as Dave Berry says, this is not made up] > > Along with food, drink, a fair amount of dry wood and a magnesium engine > case, donated by Valley Wagon Works of San Rafael, CA. We werenıt sure at > first whether it was magnesium or not but as the ever resourceful Eldon > was > there he clobbered it until a chunk broke off. The chunk was thrown into > the > fire. It was magnesium. Really, weıre now sure. So are ships several miles > out to sea, everyone on the beach [Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA] near > the > beach, looking in the beachıs direction from as much as a mile or so > away, > or just driving by. Weıre really, really sure that Paul of Valley Wagon > Works was correct when he told us it was magnesium. > > I believe the word Iım looking for is bright, as in BRIGHT. > > Oh, my. > > Anyway we had a great time lying about our Vanagon gas mileage, actual, > projected, theoretical and hypothetical. Along with reliability and > comfort > of course. Planning next yearıs extravaganza took a bunch of time too. > > ³Gonna have it again next year?² > > ³Yup² > > ³Great² > > Then we ate and drank and laughed until all hours. > > And admired the bright, blinding flames. > > > > Thanks, Paul. > |
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